COUNTERMOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. COUNTERMOVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUNTERMOVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERMOVE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERMOVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERMOVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COUNTERMOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERMOVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNTERMOVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A move or action made to oppose or answer another.
In chess, politics and war, a countermove responds to what the other side has just done. It is a planned reply that tries to cancel or beat the first move.
How COUNTERMOVE is used
Countermove is used in games, strategy and negotiations to describe a planned reply.
- The queen sacrifice was a clever countermove.
- The company announced a countermove against its rival.
- He was ready with a countermove for every threat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUNTERMOVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUNTERMOVE
3 longer words begin with COUNTERMOVE.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERMOVE
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Common questions about COUNTERMOVE
- Is COUNTERMOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERMOVE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERMOVE worth?
- COUNTERMOVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUNTERMOVE mean?
- A move or action made to oppose or answer another.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERMOVE?
- COUNTERMOVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COUNTERMOVE:
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